cash-in
noun
redemption, as of mutual-fund shares.
cash-in
American
[kash-in]
/ ˈkæʃˌɪn /
noun
cash in
British
verb
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(tr) to give (something) in exchange, esp for money
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informal
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to profit (from)
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to take advantage (of)
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(intr) a slang expression for die 1
cash in
Idioms
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Settle an account, close a matter, quit, as in I'm simply going to cash in and leave , or The countries of the former Soviet Union have cashed in . [Late 1800s]
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Profit handsomely, as in When the stock price went up, we really cashed in . This phrase often is extended to cash in on , meaning to take advantage of. [Early 1900s]
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Also, cash in one's chips . Die, as in If this new treatment fails, Bob may be cashing in his chips before long . This usage was a transfer from quitting a poker game. [ Slang ; late 1800s]
Etymology
Origin of cash-in
First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase cash in
Example Sentences
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There's no cash-in on the drum and bass revival, and no mimicry of the cutting-edge productions of PinkPantheress and Charli XCX.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
That is less than half the $800,000 cash-in value of Montana’s policy and a fraction of the death benefit, according to a court challenge she made this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
But a new “Mean Girls” can withstand all that when it has an overall approach that rejects the feeling of a made-for-streaming nostalgia cash-in.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2024
However, it is similarly tough to identify the optimal landowners to subsidize, and these payments may not match the quick cash-in of deforestation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
Some private owners of forest land in that area, though not enough, have taken their cue from the government agencies and seek a safe sustained yield of timber and pulpwood rather than a quick cash-in.
From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.
During the second quarter, traders piled into leveraged products like ETFs to try and cash in on the red-hot rally in semis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Even before AMD’s latest announcements, Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya said he saw an “emerging battle” in the server-CPU market as the two chip makers look to cash in on the agentic AI boom.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
But something they all walked away with was some extra cash in their pockets and a blueprint for the LA28 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
It was the company's first negative showing of leftover cash in two years, according to its financial records.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Olanna spent most of the cash in the envelope and bought biscuits and toffees in shiny wrappers from a woman who traded behind enemy lines, but Baby only nibbled at them.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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